CISD board moves forward on road at Flex 14 construction site

The Conroe Independent School District Board of Trustees voted Tuesday night in favor of moving forward with the construction of a road running from FM 3083 to Loop 336 in Conroe.

It is part of the construction of the Flex 14 Elementary School.

Current plans for the 190-acre CISD site between FM 3083 and Loop 336 includes a 2,600-foot road running from FM 3083 to Loop 336 along the northeast side of the property. A 264-foot section of the road sits adjacent to Bozman Intermediate School and was installed during the construction of the school.

The Conroe ISD has a contractual obligation with adjacent landowner The Gustafson Group, if requested, to construct a 300-foot road from the property to Loop 336.

Board members weighed the cost of moving ahead with the road during a presentation by Chief Financial Officer Dan Cox. Three options were presented, including: not paving the road, paving only the 300-foot roadway entrance for The Gustafson Group, or paving the entire 2,600-foot road.

The road will provide the northeast section of property with access to Loop 336 and FM 3083 and will cost a little more than $1 million with an annual carrying cost of just under $35,000. The master plan does not project opening another school on the site before 2019, potentially a junior high school and another high school.

First Vice President John Husbands spoke in favor of moving forward with the road extension, saying there probably will be a need for it eventually.

“I understand that we don’t have to have this road right now,” Husbands said. “But it’s not going to get any cheaper to build this road.”

Husbands also cited the fact that the money for the road was approved in the bond package and is part of the original agreement made with The Gustafson Group.

The motion to construct the remaining portion of road was subsequently approved by board members.

The next CISD board meeting is scheduled for 6 p.m. Feb. 19. Meetings are held inside of the Conroe ISD Administration Building, located at 3205 W. Davis St. in Conroe. More information can be found online at www.conroeisd.net.